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If you’re having trouble loading Reddit right now, you’re not alone. On Wednesday, the popular social media site began experiencing widespread outages. Around 4:00 p.m. ET, reports of big issues at the site began spiking on Downdetector.com.
Reddit seems to be coming back online as of 4:30 p.m. ET, but I am still seeing the occasional error message along these lines: “Our CDN was unable to reach our servers.”
I also was presented with this error message at various points during the outage:GameNGen is an insane new AI model that can generate playable video games on the fly

upstream connect error or disconnect/reset...

Reddit is down for everyone, not just you

Labor Day is coming up, but you don’t have to wait for the weekend to take advantage of the annual Labor Day sales. Amazon’s Labor Day 2024 sale is live now, dropping prices on all sorts of categories at the online retailer. You can save on tech stuff like iPads, Kindle devices, and TVs, as well as on things like luggage, dog beds, and a lot more. If you want to skip right to it, you can shop the whole sale here. Otherwise, for our hand-picked deals, read on and we’ll dive in.

Amazon’s Labor Day Sale Is Already Live with the Best Deals So Far

The US Sun

CYBERSECURITY experts have uncovered a mobile spyware application targeting Android smartphones. The malware hides itself on the home screen and operates stealthily in the background, managing to “steal” confidential data and monitor user activity. The rise of smartphones has also led to a rise in hackers, who, in turn, create apps designed to steal sensitive […]

Terrifying Android ‘spy app’ hides itself on your phone and records screen as experts reveal list of rules to stay safe

Google has a post up on its security blog that is half advertisement and half PSA-style announcement for Android users: go into your settings and turn off the "Allow 2G" toggle. This option, added in Android 12 back in 2021, does exactly what it sounds like: it turns off support for 2G cellular networking. Why would you want to do that? Because attackers are using the insecure 2G protocol to spoof phone numbers and send SMS spam.

Google Sounds Urgent Warning To Kill This Setting On Your Android Phone

Web: Account icon > Settings & Privacy > Settings > Audience and visibility > Posts. Turn off Allow comment summaries. Mobile: Menu > Settings & Privacy > Settings > Audience and visibility > Posts. Turn off Allow comment summaries. Meta AI is on by default in the Facebook app. Turning...

How to Turn Off Meta AI on Facebook

When you create a new account online, you’ll have the option to sign up with Google, Facebook, or another service. As tempting as that is, you should probably avoid it and create an account based on your own email address or username instead. To explain why, let’s take a look at something called SSO.

Why You Shouldn't Sign In With Google or Facebook

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Just like Myspace before it, Instagram is letting users add 30-second song clips to their profiles.

Instagram Users Can Now Add Songs to Their Profiles Like It’s 2006

Instagram introduced new text options on Aug. 27, including fonts, animations, and text on photo and carousel posts. Users can now easily add text and layer photos in posts, similar to how they edit stories and reels. The update includes six new custom fonts: Bubble, Deco, Editor, Poster, Signature, and...

Instagram launches new text tools for photo posts

In "A Taste for Literature" — the quest you'll need to complete to unlock Tiana in Disney Dreamlight Valley — you'll be tasked with recreating a mysterious Cajun Recipe from a cookbook you found in the Glade of Trust. However, the book is damaged so reading the recipe seems impossible, luckily for you we've provided the exact ingredients below that you'll need to make the Mysterious Cajun Recipe.

How to Make the Mysterious Cajun Recipe

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"They get more than us, Why nobody told me about this?". If you're looking for a tasty option that won't break the bank, a Chick-fil-A's kids' meal might be just what you're after. It seems like a great deal. In fact, some people argue it's a better deal than a regular adult meal. This TikToker took the audience through the ins and outs of this meal.

Chick-fil-A customer says they’ll never order a full meal again after seeing kids’ meal

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As Alfalfa in the classic Our Gang/Little Rascals comedic feature film shorts-turned-TV-series, former child star Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer brought to the screen his unique brand of humor, coupled with an unmelodic voice, freckles, and a protruding hair cowlick. The Gang/Rascals franchise was later rebooted on the big screen with a cast of new young stars.

Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer: A Tragic Child Star Story of a Dog, a Few Dollars, and a Deadly Altercation

Reuters

(Reuters) -Social media platform X was back up on Tuesday night after an outage that lasted less than an hour, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com. Downdetector, which tracks outages by collating status reports from several sources including users, showed less than 500 reports of outages in the U.S. as of 11:46 p.m. ET.

Social media platform X back up after brief outage, Downdetector shows

Following our dramatic liberation of Ank during Star Wars Outlaws' Breakout mission, Kay will learn that Ank won't join the Canto job while she's already hard at work with Qi'ra's assignment. So, it looks like we're going to speed up the process by diving head-first into the Ashiga Clan coup. Our walkthrough will guide you on this mission to break into the Ashiga Clan stronghold, with tips for sneaking through enemy encounters, finding useful resources for upgrades and tracking down key points of interest.

The Hive Walkthrough

9to5Mac

Meta on Tuesday announced a major update coming to Instagram and its other apps. However, rather than adding a new feature, the company is removing one. That’s because Meta has confirmed that it will be shutting down its Spark platform, which lets anyone create AR filters that can be used on the camera within apps like Instagram and Facebook.

Meta to discontinue its ‘Spark’ platform for creating AR filters for Instagram

Standing desks have become a hot commodity ever since 2020, with many prioritizing posture while working from home. These desks can offer higher productivity, better posture, and more with a more active workday. One of the biggest barriers to these desks is price, as many quality standing desks can cost up to $1000. This Labor Day, you can save up to 33% off the FlexiSpot E7 Pro Standing Desk as part of FlexiSpot's Labor Day sale. Don't miss out on this massive sale at FlexiSpot!

The Best Standing Desk Just Got a Huge Labor Day Discount Today

The privacy-focused GrapheneOS now supports the newly launched Pixel 9 series of smartphones. The GrapheneOS team announced that the custom ROM can be flashed on the Pixel 9, 9 Pro, and 9 Pro XL units. The announcement came soon after Google started shipping the Pixel 9 and 9 Pro XL to those who pre-ordered the devices earlier.

Privacy-focused GrapheneOS is now available for Pixel 9 series

Early test footage of what seems to be Valve’s recently announced multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) shooter, Deadlock, has surfaced online. The footage was shared by X/Twitter user, content creator, and leaker @gabefollower, who says it comes from a Valve developer known as Yoshi. It’s a barebones version of the Deadlock we now know, with texture-less buildings, concrete floors, and triangle pine trees. As Gabe Follower points out, this early version also utilizes assets from a few other Valve titles. Half-Life Antlions, for example, can be seen filling the minion role, while the game also uses assets from titles like Left 4 Dead and Dota.

Early Deadlock Footage Reveals Gameplay Mockup Using Assets From Half-Life, Left 4 Dead, and More

The mysterious Nocturne has a message for players before the Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel Shadow Duelist Tournament gets underway. Who do you think is behind the mask?

Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel Shadow Duelist Tournament - Nocturne Teaser

Black Myth: Wukong is already a great action game, but can Darth Maul, alongside his double-bladed lightsaber, turn something great into something amazing? Thanks to NorskPL over on Nexus Mods, we can put everyone's favourite Sith Apprentice, from Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, to the test!. You...

Black Myth: Wukong - Darth Maul & Lightsaber Mod Gameplay

Star Wars: The Acolyte star Amandla Stenberg took to Instagram to thank fans for their support while reflecting on what they referred to as a "rampage of vitriol" around the show, which was canceled after one season on Disney+. "I'm going to be transparent and say that it's not a...

Amandla Stenberg Wasn't Shocked by The Acolyte's Cancellation, Reflects on 'Rampage of Vitriol' Around the Show

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Reddit Is Currently Down, Platform Says Issue Is Being Investigated [Update]

Reddit is currently down, sending users who normally frequent the popular social media site to other platforms to share memes, check the news, and ask AITA....

Reddit Is Currently Down, Platform Says Issue Is Being Investigated [Update]

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